Hawaii Route 137
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Route 137 is a state highway in Hawaii County, Hawaii. The highway, known as the Kapoho-Kalapana Road, the Beach Road, or the Red Road,[2] travels along the eastern coast of the island of Hawaii between Kalapana and Kapoho.[1] It passes near Kīlauea and its lava fields, as well as Isaac Hale Beach Park and other protected areas.
Route description
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Route 137 travels along the Pacific Ocean, near the flat flanks of
History
Several
Major intersections
The entire route is in Hawaii County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.0 | 0.0 | Pahoa Kalapana Road | Western terminus | |
| | 9.6 | 15.4 |  Route 132 | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Appearances in art
Artist
plein-air impressionistic oil paintings. Many of these paintings were anthologized by the East Hawaii Cultural Center and the Hawaii Museum of Contemporary Art, in a 2014 book titled Paintings of the Red Road by Arthur Johnsen.[10][11]
References
- ^ a b c Google (May 21, 2018). "Hawaii Route 137" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ a b Pang, Gordon Y.K. (May 19, 2018). "Lava crosses Highway 137 and enters ocean". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ a b "Home". hwy137redroad.org.
- ^ "Ode to Red Cinder Road: Driving the Big Island's hidden coastal highway". November 2013.
- ^ "Red Road, Big Island".
- ^ "Puna travel".
- ^ http://hwy137redroad.org/endorsements/
- Honolulu Advertiser. p. A3. Retrieved May 24, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ HNN Staff (June 6, 2018). "Kapoho Bay, playground for Big Islanders and many others, is lost to lava". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "Book sales benefit Hilo art museum". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. November 12, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ^ "Paintings of the Red Road by Arthur Johnsen" (PDF). EHCC/Hawaii Museum of Contemporary Art Publishers. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 31, 2018.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hawaii Route 137.
- Arthur Johnsen (2014). "Paintings of the Red Road by Arthur Johnsen" (PDF). EHCC/Hawaii Museum of Contemporary Art Publishers. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-08-31.
- HWY 137 – Red Road Scenic Byway, Kapoho–Kaimu – Corridor Management Plan 2015
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